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VOL. 151 - NO. 40 SIDNEY, NEW YORK — THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017 SUGGESTED PRICE 75¢ For advertising, call Melissa Matthews at 607-208-4064 Spartan Soccer Takes Shelter Thanks to Community Effort Blake and Treffeisen (left) stand with varsity boys’ coach Scott Hornung and the Spartan girls’ soccer team Friday, Sept. 29 by the new soccer dugouts. Girls’ varsity coach Sue Herodes (inner right) is joined by Booster Club member Missy Komenda, Unatego employee Sherry Maruszewski, superintendent of Unatego Central School District Dr. David Richards and Booster Club president Katherine Newman. By Allison Collins UNADILLA/OTEGO – Several sectors of the Unatego community came together recently to fund, construct and deliver two brand-new 3,000-pound wooden soc- cer dugouts for the benefit of Spartan and visiting male and female soccer players. The project, conceptualized by members of the Unatego Spartan Booster Club more than two years ago, came to fruition this fall. President of the Unatego Spartan Booster Club Kather- ine Newman explained: “The Booster Club approached the (Unadilla Community Foun- dation) for a grant about two years ago specifically for soccer shelters at the high school.” From there, she said, because of club members’ first-hand knowledge of the superior work done through the BOCES Building Trades class, the group initiated a collaboration with Matthew White, Building Trades in- structor at the Chenango cam- pus, and his students, two of which happened to be Unat- ego Spartan soccer players. Not long after that, said New- man, the funding was granted. “The funding came through in May (of last year) and BO- CES came on at the end of the school year,” said Newman, adding, “Matt White assured us he would make it the first project of the new school year.” Remembering the long but worthy process, Newman noted, “Everything just fell into place.” Booster Club member and past secretary Missy Ko- menda said the project was a priority because, before now, Spartan and visiting soccer players had no option for shel- ter from inclement weather. And, that two current players, seniors Noah Blake and Josh- ua Treffeisen, could be a part of building the structures, said Komenda, made the end result that much more meaningful. “This was something the Booster Club wanted to do be- cause we work all year to do See Soccer, page 5 Bainbridge CofC Names Snips & Snails Business of the Year McEvoy Earns Major Rank, Troop Commander Appointment Enjoy the “Fruits” of Fall Labor at Oct. 15 Awestruck Pressing Party Sidney Center Sunni Muslim Group Welcomes Community Members, Officials with Inaugural Meet & Greet See Sunni, page 4 By Allison Collins FRANKLIN/SIDNEY CENTER – Since 2003, a growing number of Sunni Muslims practicing the tradi- tional Nakshibendi Sufi way have made 1663 Wheat Hill Road, Sidney Center their dergah: a place of gathering, a spiritual center of worship, somewhere to cultivate simple living practices such as farm- ing and, above all, a welcom- ing community. The Osmanli Dergahi was founded by the late Sheykh Abdul Kerim el-Kirbrisi el-Rabbani; he passed in 2012. Today, dergah members have invested spiritually and economically in the Delaware and Otesgo county-area, es- tablishing several businesses and many positive relation- ships therein. On Monday, Oct. 2 at The Tulip and the Rose Café in Franklin, an example of one such business, dergah mem- bers welcomed a broad cross section of area people to the group’s inaugural meet and greet. Dergah member Omar Sid- See CofC, page 5 BAINBRIDGE – The Bainbridge Chamber of Com- merce recently announced winners of its annual Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year awards, naming June White and Snips & Snails, owned by Lori McGraw, as this year’s honorees. Lori McGraw, a Bainbridge native, said she launched Snips & Snails Children’s Consignment on a whim six years ago. Not knowing how it would go, McGraw began selling children’s clothing in a small space located at 28 N. Main St. in downtown Bain- bridge as a trial run. After a week of being open, McGraw said, she knew she was on to something. Months later, McGraw said, she quickly renovated a larger storefront located in the same building and expanded into non-clothing items. The business took off and over the years, McGraw has hired employees, built her customer base and realized she was out of room once more. In 2014, an addition was added to create a multi-level store. After that most recent expansion, McGraw not only sells gently used children’s items, but clothing for all ages, children and adults. “I have big plans coming for Snips & Snails,” noted McGraw, adding, “Hopefully, another expansion, as we are constantly growing every See McEvoy, page 5 By Allison Collins SIDNEY – It was an- nounced last week that su- perintendent at New York State Police Troop C George Beach, II selected former captain William McEvoy for promotion to the rank of ma- jor and troop commander of the Sidney barracks. The ap- pointment became effective Sept. 21. McEvoy replaces previ- ous troop commander Ma- jor James Barnes, named to the post in December 2015. Barnes will advance to staff inspector at division head- quarters in Albany. See Awestruck, page 2 By Allison Collins SIDNEY – Awestruck Ci- ders, located and produced in Sidney’s Industrial Park at 3 Winkler Ave., will welcome the season with a special pressing party Sunday, Oct. 15. The pressing party will take place at 2 p.m., with a ticketed workshop on fermen- tation at 6 p.m. Awestruck Ciders’ taproom, which now serves small plates and arti- sanal snacks alongside pints of hard cider, will be open un- til 9 p.m. that evening. 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VOL. 151 - NO. 40 SIDNEY, NEW YORK — THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017 SUGGESTED PRICE 75¢
For advertising, call Melissa Matthews at
607-208-4064
Spartan Soccer Takes Shelter Thanks to Community Effort
Blake and Treffeisen (left) stand with varsity boys’ coach Scott Hornung and the Spartan girls’ soccer team Friday, Sept. 29 by the new soccer dugouts. Girls’ varsity coach Sue Herodes (inner right) is joined by Booster Club member Missy Komenda, Unatego employee Sherry Maruszewski, superintendent of Unatego Central School District Dr. David Richards and Booster Club president Katherine Newman.
By Allison Collins
UNADILLA/OTEGO – Several sectors of the Unatego community came together recently to fund, construct and deliver two brand-new 3,000-pound wooden soc-cer dugouts for the benefi t of Spartan and visiting male and female soccer players. The project, conceptualized by members of the Unatego Spartan Booster Club more than two years ago, came to fruition this fall.
President of the Unatego Spartan Booster Club Kather-ine Newman explained: “The Booster Club approached the (Unadilla Community Foun-
dation) for a grant about two years ago specifi cally for soccer shelters at the high school.” From there, she said, because of club members’ fi rst-hand knowledge of the superior work done through the BOCES Building Trades class, the group initiated a collaboration with Matthew White, Building Trades in-structor at the Chenango cam-pus, and his students, two of which happened to be Unat-ego Spartan soccer players. Not long after that, said New-man, the funding was granted.
“The funding came through in May (of last year) and BO-CES came on at the end of the school year,” said Newman, adding, “Matt White assured
us he would make it the fi rst project of the new school year.” Remembering the long but worthy process, Newman noted, “Everything just fell into place.”
Booster Club member and past secretary Missy Ko-menda said the project was a priority because, before now, Spartan and visiting soccer players had no option for shel-ter from inclement weather. And, that two current players, seniors Noah Blake and Josh-ua Treffeisen, could be a part of building the structures, said Komenda, made the end result that much more meaningful.
“This was something the Booster Club wanted to do be-cause we work all year to do
See Soccer, page 5
Bainbridge CofC Names Snips & Snails Business of the Year
McEvoy Earns Major Rank, Troop Commander Appointment
Enjoy the “Fruits” of Fall Labor at Oct. 15 Awestruck Pressing Party
Sidney Center Sunni Muslim Group Welcomes Community Members, Offi cials with Inaugural Meet & Greet
See Sunni, page 4
By Allison Collins
FRANKLIN/SIDNEY CENTER – Since 2003, a growing number of Sunni Muslims practicing the tradi-tional Nakshibendi Sufi way have made 1663 Wheat Hill Road, Sidney Center their dergah: a place of gathering, a spiritual center of worship,
somewhere to cultivate simple living practices such as farm-ing and, above all, a welcom-ing community. The Osmanli Dergahi was founded by the late Sheykh Abdul Kerim el-Kirbrisi el-Rabbani; he passed in 2012.
Today, dergah members have invested spiritually and economically in the Delaware and Otesgo county-area, es-
tablishing several businesses and many positive relation-ships therein.
On Monday, Oct. 2 at The Tulip and the Rose Café in Franklin, an example of one such business, dergah mem-bers welcomed a broad cross section of area people to the group’s inaugural meet and greet.
Dergah member Omar Sid-
See CofC, page 5
BAINBRIDGE – The Bainbridge Chamber of Com-merce recently announced winners of its annual Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year awards, naming June White and Snips & Snails, owned by Lori McGraw, as this year’s honorees.
Lori McGraw, a Bainbridge native, said she launched Snips & Snails Children’s Consignment on a whim six years ago. Not knowing how
it would go, McGraw began selling children’s clothing in a small space located at 28 N. Main St. in downtown Bain-bridge as a trial run. After a week of being open, McGraw said, she knew she was on to something.
Months later, McGraw said, she quickly renovated a larger storefront located in the same building and expanded into non-clothing items. The business took off and over the years, McGraw has hired
employees, built her customer base and realized she was out of room once more.
In 2014, an addition was added to create a multi-level store. After that most recent expansion, McGraw not only sells gently used children’s items, but clothing for all ages, children and adults.
“I have big plans coming for Snips & Snails,” noted McGraw, adding, “Hopefully, another expansion, as we are constantly growing every
See McEvoy, page 5
By Allison Collins
SIDNEY – It was an-nounced last week that su-perintendent at New York State Police Troop C George
Beach, II selected former captain William McEvoy for promotion to the rank of ma-jor and troop commander of the Sidney barracks. The ap-pointment became effective Sept. 21.
McEvoy replaces previ-ous troop commander Ma-jor James Barnes, named to the post in December 2015. Barnes will advance to staff inspector at division head-quarters in Albany.
See Awestruck, page 2
By Allison Collins
SIDNEY – Awestruck Ci-ders, located and produced in Sidney’s Industrial Park at 3 Winkler Ave., will welcome
the season with a special pressing party Sunday, Oct. 15. The pressing party will take place at 2 p.m., with a ticketed workshop on fermen-tation at 6 p.m. Awestruck Ciders’ taproom, which now
serves small plates and arti-sanal snacks alongside pints of hard cider, will be open un-til 9 p.m. that evening.
Begun by Patti Wilcox and Casey Vitte of Walton in 2014, the line of New York State-
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pressed hard ciders moved to Sidney in late 2015, opening January 2016. 2017 will mark the first year Wilcox and Vitte host a pressing party for their next batch of Empire Hard Cider.
The intent, said Wilcox, is to welcome members of community and their apple harvests for a day of fresh-pressed, family-friendly cider-making.
“We just want to have a fun day with the community en-joying fall and apples,” said Wilcox, adding, “They’re an amazing fruit.” Karla Thom-as, Awestruck’s taproom manager, added, “The press-ing party is free to the pub-lic and we are encouraging locals to bring in their own apples from their land … so their apples can be a part of our unique local blend.”
In September, Wilcox said, the idea for a pressing party was inspired by her apple-laden commute from Walton to Sidney.
“We just see so many beau-tiful apples during our com-mute that we just wanted to get the community involved in nature’s bounty,” said Wil-cox. She emphasized, “The trees are just dripping right now with apples.”
Folks are welcomed to bring their own apples and Wilcox, Vitte and Awestruck staff will wash and press the apples using the cidery’s equipment, explained Wilcox.
Any contributors of fruit, said Thomas, will receive a complementary pint of cider.
The pressing party will be open to anyone, regardless of experience, said Wilcox, though prospective crafters of hard cider will especially enjoy the fermentation work-
shop offered at 6 p.m., which includes a materials fee and requires pre-registration.
Thomas noted the work-shop fee will include the nec-essary materials for at-home fermentation along with a portion of the pressed cider. Workshop attendees should plan to bring apples in a clean, sealable container suitable for taking the pressed juice home afterward. Registration, said Thomas, can be done through Facebook, over the phone, or in-person during taproom hours. Registration is due by Monday, Oct. 9.
“There’ll be a discussion about fermentation and we’ll actually provide people with the yeast,” said Wilcox, not-ing that either a white wine or champagne yeast will be used.
As a follow-up, Wilcox said, she expects to host a tasting party for all those who participate in the press-ing party and go home to fer-ment their blend. Noting that at-home fermentation takes about two weeks, Wilcox said, “We’ll have a gathering then to taste all our cider.”
Wilcox emphasized that all shapes, sizes and variet-ies of apple will be welcome, including wild. The more people that participate and the more varied the apples, the better the end result will be, said Wilcox. She noted that Awestruck will supplement the Empire blend with apples from Calhoon Farms in Wal-cott, N.Y. That way, said Wil-cox, there will be “enough of a base.” She added, “It’ll be a great mix.”
Wilcox said the pressing area accommodates about 20 people at a time, noting that fruit contributors should bring
no more than four 5-gallon buckets of apples.
For anyone looking to pick apples in advance of the press-ing party, Fantasy Fruit Farm of Afton will have its “u-pick” option available weekends now through October.
Fantasy Fruit Farm manag-er Harvey Fletcher said he ex-pects the orchard to be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, Sat-urdays and Sundays until late in the month.
The farm, in operation since 1980, will offer “what-ever is in season,” noted Fletcher, adding, “Ginger Gold (is) what we’re picking right now and we have a lot of Empires.” Noting that “there is nothing like” fresh-picked apples, Fletcher said Fantasy Fruit Farm features between 12 and 15 in-season varieties at any given time.
Fantasy Fruit Farm is lo-cated at 464 Hall Road, Af-ton and can be reached at 639-2075.
For anyone wishing to buy
a bushel without the work of picking, local farm stands such as Frog Pond Farms of Bainbridge and Unadilla’s Covered Bridge Farm Market also offer an assortment of lo-cally harvested apples.
Frog Pond Farms, located at 2001 state Highway 7 in Bainbridge, expects to have Cortland, McIntosh and Em-pire varieties this weekend. In Unadilla, the Johnsons an-ticipate having Macoun, Cort-land, Honeycrisp, Empire and McIntosh. Covered Bridge Farm Market is located at 309 Covered Bridge Road, Unadilla.
For more information on Awestruck Ciders or to reg-ister for the Oct. 15 pressing party, visit awestruckciders.com or find Awestruck Ciders on Facebook. The taproom is open Fridays, 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays, 4 to 9 p.m. Also, see the ad in the publication for more information.
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Major’s Inn to Host Three-day Quilt Fest Oct. 6, 7 & 8
NYS Police to Host Oct. 7 Centennial Open HouseSIDNEY - New York State
Police Major William McE-voy would like to invite the public to help celebrate 100 years of service by attending the Centennial Open House at SP Sidney Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This will be a family-orient-
ed event with demonstrations from K-9, Helicopter Rescue, Underwater Recovery Team (SCUBA), Special Operations Response Team (SORT), the Centennial Mounted Unit and much more.
There will be historical displays, firearm displays, vintage troop cars, motor-
cycles, hands-on patrol car displays, McGruff the Crime Dog, tours of Troop C Head-quarters and the new Forensic Center.
There is no admission for the event. There will be some merchandise and food for sale by vendors.
All parking will be done
off-site on Delaware Avenue and Union Street in Sidney. Shuttle buses will be running and are handicap accessible.
All are welcome; please come out and celebrate Troop C’s 100th anniversary.
GILBERTSVILLE – The Major’s Inn of Gilbertsville will be hosting its annual three-day Quilt Show on Oct. 6, 7 and 8. This year’s event is titled “Delightful Designs.”
This yearly event, begun 23 years ago, is popular for not only its quantity of quilts, but also the quality of wares showcased.
The 55-room inn is the per-fect place to display these works of art to their best advantage. Visitors from many states look forward to seeing the always-new entries, which include art quilts, vintage quilts, quilted items and more.
Featured quilter this year will be Elena Marin. She will be on-hand to discuss her work, as will Janet Lent, winner of many awards at the state and local level.
In the special feature room, the Chenango Piecemakers of Norwich will be exhibiting many choice pieces made by group members. A Halloween room for fun, and a room dedi-cated to the memory of Flora Taylor, quilter and friend, will be part of the show as well.
A quilt boutique and the Inn’s gift shop will offer show attendees a chance to buy qual-ity gifts at reasonable prices. Two raffle quilts and a few oth-
er quilts will also be available for purchase.
“Delightful Designs” will be open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from Sun-day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Donations are suggested for admittance to the show. Lunch will be available all three days for an additional fee.
The Major’s Inn is located in the historic village of Gilberts-ville and appears on the Na-tional Register of Historic Sites.
A well-known destination for the well-to-do in the early part of the 19th century, the inn slowly fell into disrepair until a group of local residents banded together in 1980 to save
it. Since then, much has been accomplished, but more needs to be done. The resultant group is a not for profit corporation, staffed by volunteers. Proceeds from this event, as with all other inn fundraisers, will go toward further restoration and mainte-nance of this beautiful building, so much a part of Gilbertsville and its history.
Come enjoy the ambiance of a place where time almost stands still.
For further information, call 783-2780 or 783-2967 or email [email protected]. Also, visit themajorsinn.com.
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On a crisp fall-like day, we decided to spend the after-noon at the Leatherstocking Sheep Dog Trial near Cooper-stown. I have a few sheep and two Border collies and have been on the trial committee for this venue for almost 10 years as well as a spectator for 20. Although the compe-tition has changed to include only open handlers on the field instead of additional novice classes, it brings back many fond memories and is a great destination. It is easy to get caught up in the magical ability and natural instincts of this incredible breed as their handlers whistle them around the huge field and challeng-ing course, which mimics the skills needed by both shep-herd and dog to accomplish real sheep work. The trial community is like one big family and the commitment to this hobby can become a way of life.
At the Clark Field on Bea-ver Meadow Road, where the trial is held, a trail goes up a hill. At the top, past where the sheep are set out for each run, stands an imposing structure: a stone tower with winding stairs and a heavy door. Bur-ied on the grounds is F. Am-brose Clark, with his dog and horse.
Clark was no ordinary man. His family, heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune, en-abled him to live a life that revolved mainly around hors-es, philanthropy and collect-ing art. Mr. Clark amassed a huge private collection of tack and carriages. He was a true horseman and participated in racing, breeding, training, steeplechase and just riding the numerous bridle paths on his Iroquois Farm estate. He considered himself a gentle-
man farmer and also had sheep and cattle.
The stones within this wooded area are for Buttons the dog, whose epitaph simply reads:“ In Memory of But-tons- Sportsman and a faith-ful friend. Retrieved 3,664 birds.” Clark’s beloved horse’s gravestone reads: “In memory of Kellsboro Jack, winner of the Grand National in 1933. A game and honest horse who started four times over Ain-tree and was never beaten.” To get a feel for the event, think of National Velvet starring Elizabeth Taylor. And finally, the man’s stone reads: “ In everlasting memory of Fred-erick Ambrose Clark, Aug. 1880-February 1964. Fare-well to a gallant sportsman.”
Mr. Clark elected to be bur-ied by his beloved animals rather than in the family plot in Lakewood Cemetery, Coo-perstown. It is said he would visit the animal’s graves by riding there frequently. After continuing vandalism through the years, the area is now sur-rounded by a 15-foot fence, but I remember a time when you could walk right up to the graves and up the stairs to the building.
Currently the Clarks, repre-sented by Jane Forbes Clark, own 10,000 acres of land in the general Cooperstown area, with much of it held in trust and assets in various foundations. They continue to be a prominent force in the village’s economy.
As we left the trial, we ven-tured north on a back road and shortly passed a small cluster of houses. I asked Dale to turn around and go back because I had seen an interesting row of mailboxes with a Middlefield Center sign above them that I wanted to photograph. As it
was, an abandoned building sat right there. Two guys were out front, so I asked them what they were doing with such an old structure. Next thing I knew, I was invited in!
It was a former hotel, in very bad shape, and they were salvaging all they could. They also told us of two cem-eteries in the immediate area, which we were glad to check out. The one was up a grassy drive unseen from the road with a colorful green-and-red shingled abandoned house on the knoll. After exploring that, we found a unique can-non column in the cemetery in memory of the Civil War dead. The cemetery was over-grown, but for some reason it still felt cared about to us.
It was getting late, but fi-nally we arrived at our des-tination: Cherry Valley. We wanted to learn a little more of the history of the massa-cre which occurred there on a cold, sleety morning in No-vember 1778.
Cherry Valley had a fort established in 1740 named Fort Alden in honor of its commander, Colonel Ichabod Alden. It was really just a stockade in the vicinity of the current cemetery but provided some semblance of protection in those dangerous, turbulent times. Before the attack, Al-den was forewarned of im-minent danger but chose to ignore those warnings. Forty were killed that day, includ-ing Alden, 70 captured and 24 houses burned. Six-hundred Iroquois under the command of a Seneca war chief and 200 Loyalist soldiers under Butler led the charge.
There was outrage over this particular incident because of the mutilation of the bodies. It is stated that Brant, the fa-
mous Native American leader, was saddened to learn that some of his personal friends died, including members of the Dunlop family. Brant was not known to involve women and children in the fighting. Although the Reverend John Dunlop survived, his wife and four children perished and he was never the same after that. The Senecas committed most of the atrocities, including scalping and the removal of limbs. Twelve members of the Wells family were killed, and those taken prisoner endured chilly temperatures and inhu-mane treatment.
Dedicated in 1878, 100 years later, a 20-ton marble monument stands in the cem-etery as a memorial to the dead. Beneath this edifice is a common mass grave. At the cemetery entrance is a list in stone mentioning all soldiers who lost their lives that fateful day and old mortars and shells mark the entrance as well. Many other markers stand in the village and surround-ing area erected by the DAR, which mention how the set-tlers died with graphic details.
In strolling through this cemetery we noticed a fa-miliar carver whom we call “Cooperstown Man.” His stones have a distinctive face that we have seen in Cooper-stown and Fly Creek. Two red sandstones had faces referred to as winged faces or soul effi-gies. They are not common in our area, so it was a real treat to see them, as they represent the oldest stones in the cem-etery. This was an interesting day filled with history easily accessible to all who live in our special part of New York.
AFTON25 YEARS AGO
Oct. 7, 1992Residents of the Afton
School District were told Sept. 28 that the elementary school building project was “on track’ in terms of cost and progress of architectural drawings.
A spokeswoman noted she expected drawings and specs to be submitted to the State Education Department by Jan. 1, 1993, with groundbreaking to follow in March of April of that year. It was also stated that occupancy of the building addition was expected as soon as January 1994.
SIDNEY 25 YEARS AGO
Oct. 7, 1992It was announced that
health care services would be provided through the then-new Sidney Hospital/Strat-ton VA Medical Community Clinic. The clinic was intro-duced to the public at a recep-tion held Friday, Oct. 2, 1992 at The Hospital, Sidney.
The well-attended recep-tion included a brief program and tours of the then-new out-patient building housing the clinic. It was projected that the clinic would host as many as 3,000 office visits annu-ally, all overseen by Dr. K.K. Rajamani.
The Hospital, Sidney proudly announced that two of its x-ray technicians, Jewell Hayes of Mt. Upton and Alice Jalbert of Sidney, passed their national exam, granting each specialty certification from the American Registry of Ra-diologic Technologists.
The exam at the time was optional; passing it demon-strated a superior level of knowledge and competence.
The specialty exams for mammography were given for the first time in October 1991. The reportedly “very difficult” exam comprised 150 questions and lasted three hours, covering “every aspect of mammography.”
Then-Chief of Radiology Dr. Jamil Sarfraz praised the women, saying, “I will match the quality of their work with any facility. They are excel-lent mammographers with superb radiologic technique.”
SIDNEY CENTER25 YEARS AGO
Oct. 7, 1992A propane gas leak in
Sidney Center forced the evacuation of 12 families and the rerouting of traffic around the hamlet.
Randy Mertz, a driver with Suburban Propane at the time, was filling an under-ground propane tank at the then-recently renovated house owned by Diane Dumond on
Main Street when a pressure valve reportedly broke. Mertz was knocked to the ground and checked at the scene by members of the Sidney Cen-ter Emergency Squad.
An estimated 800 gal-lons of liquid propane was pumped from the 1,000-gal-lon tank to an empty truck and homes in the surround-ing area were checked for any sign of propane near furnaces.
The service crew from Suburban Propane as well as firefighters and emer-gency personnel from Sidney Center, Sidney, Unadilla, the Delaware County Haz-Mat team, NYS Police and the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department were all present to handle the emergency.
The accident happened on a Monday afternoon at about 3:45 p.m.; crews remained on the scene until around 7 p.m.
BAINBRIDGE50 YEARS AGO
Oct. 11, 1967Ground was broken for a
new Bordens factory at Bain-bridge, where the company expected to produce an en-tirely new product line.
The new plant was to have 48,000 square feet of floor space and was being built at the time on the southwest side of the Guilford Road near the Bainbridge village limits.
The shell of the construc-tion was expected to be fin-ished by January’s end that year, with a hoped-for produc-tion start of May 1.
Officials estimated an ini-tial hire of 25 positions, with that number expected to rise to 50 shortly after production got underway.
SIDNEY
75 YEARS AGOOct. 11, 1947
An Oct. 9 blast rocked Sid-ney and resulted in one man burned to death and two se-verely burned. The cause of the blast, which also incurred $25,000 in property damage, would reportedly never be known.
The following was written:As Carl von Kastro of Cort-
land was filling up the gas tank in the rear of the Vic-tory Restaurant there was a rumbling and thundering ex-plosion with flames shooting 300 feet skyward. Victory Restaurant, the bank, Spen-cer’s Milk Co., Larry’s Sweet Shop, the coal shed and Mrs. Hess’ apartment and the Olds’ apartment on Grand Street were (set) ablaze.
An excellent job was done by the Sidney firemen.
The crater formed by the explosion was 10 feet square and 4 feet deep.
This week’s quote comes from Gayle King, co-host of CBS This Morning: “Kind-ness works. It’s like a boo-merang: It always comes back to you, even if not from the person you gave it to.” True; and don’t you think our world leaders could use some kindness?
School News: Parents, don’t forget about the break in school Friday, Oct. 6 for a staff development day and again Monday, Oct. 9 for Co-lumbus Day. It is also home-coming, the deadline to reg-ister for the November SAT tests and the end of the first progress report period.
Tuesday, Oct. 10 there will be open house for grades 7-12 at 6:30 p.m. along with Finan-cial Aid Night, also at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 11 is PSAT for grades 9-11 at 8 a.m. and SAT School Day (seniors) at 8 a.m.
First quarter progress re-ports will be mailed on Fri-day, Oct. 13; good luck to all students.
Here on the Farm: Our milk inspector stopped by to tell us that it is time for a federal inspection, so we need to get everything in tip-top shape all this week.
On Saturday morning we got a light frost that hit some of the corn and will help it do some more drying down. With the weather getting warmer, it could mean more of the corn is ready for chopping soon.
Have you all noticed some corn is being chopped now? It can’t wait too long to get started and we need that good weather to help; we are keep-ing a good eye on the progress. It is starting to get dry and the
fields are just right for getting some second cutting hay and some corn chopping also.
As always, keep all of our farmers in your thoughts for good weather and a good har-vest too.
This week, we have birth-day greetings going out to Josh Rude on Oct. 3; Deb-bie Barnes on Oct. 6; Leona Jump, Armin Keidel and Christopher DuMond on Oct. 7; and Blake Green on Oct. 8. Have a great day, everyone.
If you have a birthday and would like a mention in this column, let me know and I will get it in. Call 265-3368 to reach me.
Church News: The Mason-ville Federated Church has Sunday services at 11 a.m., with adult Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. All are welcome.
The food bank at the church will be open Friday, Oct. 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. and each first Friday of the month for any-one in need of help.
Bible Study is held Thurs-day evenings at 6:30 p.m. at the church.
Monday, Oct.16 there will be a Church Council meeting at 6:30 p.m.
After-school VBS is held every other Monday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and all school-age children are welcome to come. Activities that the children learned and enjoyed during summer VBS will continue.
Tuesday, Oct. 17 all are in-vited to a luncheon with Tim Long, our Baptist missionary from Baja, Cali., at noon.
Friday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. will be movie night, screen-ing 90 Minutes in Heaven. Popcorn and beverage will be provided; come and enjoy.
Editor’s note: The fol-lowing report is a matter of public record and includes press releases from area law enforcement agencies. An arrest is not a presumption of guilt, as all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Persons wishing to have the disposition of their cases published should contact the Tri-Town News at 561-3526 during regular business hours.
DELAWARE CO. SHERIFF’S DEPT.
UNADILLA - On Thurs-day, Sept. 28, Delaware Coun-ty sheriff’s deputies respond-ed to a one-car motor vehicle accident on County Rte. 23 in the town of Walton.
As a result of an investiga-tion into the accident, deputies arrested Anthony C. Masi, 25, of Unadilla. Masi was found to be in possession of a vehicle that was reported stolen out of the Otsego County sheriff’s office earlier in the day.
Masi was then charged with two counts of criminal pos-session of stolen property in the 4th degree, a Class E felo-ny, and criminal possession of a weapon in the 4th degree, a Class A misdemeanor.
Masi was also charged with aggravated driving while in-
toxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor, and aggravated unlicensed operation in the 3rd degree, an unclassified misdemeanor, as well as other traffic violations.
Masi was arraigned at the Town of Delhi Court, where he was later remanded to the Delaware County Correction-al Faculty in lieu of $20,000 cash bail. Masi is set to appear in the Town of Delhi Court at a later date for further court proceedings.
The Delaware County Sher-iff’s Office was assisted by the New York State Police and the Otsego County Sheriff’s Of-fice during this investigation.
SIDNEY POLICE DEPT.
SIDNEY - Sept. 26: Nathan W. Reigles, 34, of Sidney, for harassment in the 2nd degree.
BAINBRIDGE - Sept. 26: Richard M. Fritzsch, 35, of Bainbridge, on an arrest warrant.
UNADILLA - Sept. 29: Lisa A. Bohigian, 37, of Un-adilla, on a bench warrant.
SIDNEY - Sept. 30: Han-nah R. Hunt, 19, of Sidney, on a bench warrant.
SIDNEY - Oct. 2: Eric M. Hitt, 27, of Sidney, for harass-ment in the 2nd degree.
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diqi said that the event grew out of the community’s desire to bring many conversations into one place, at one time.
To the crowd of about 35, Siddiqi explained, “Every-body is always asking us, ‘Who are you?’” The event, he said, served as a chance for the group to not only answer that question for representa-tives of local law enforcement, area school officials, chamber of commerce members, town supervisors and residents, but a way to continue and foster open dialogue.
“(This) is not to a particular end,” said Siddiqi, “it’s just a conversation that started or-ganically (among) neighbors and we wanted to keep that going.” Siddiqi added that dergah members “live all
around” and try to develop relationships and sate curios-ity wherever they find the op-portunity. The dergah itself comprises about 50 acres and includes roughly two-dozen families.
Noting an initial approach from the dergah to the Dela-ware County Sheriff’s Office, acting sheriff Craig DuMond said, “They initiated a meet-ing and this is the second part of that.” DuMond said he was “familiar” with the Sid-ney Center community and “looking forward” to learning more.
Siddiqi emphasized first and foremost that the group’s members are proudly American.
“We want to show we have a shared set of values and in-
terests,” said Siddiqi, adding, “We are Americans and we take a lot of pride in being here and in the United States.” He continued, “We made this our home and we consider ourselves to be patriots.”
In tandem with that iden-tity, Siddiqi said, group mem-bers are Sunni Sufi Muslims seeking to serve their god through service to commu-nity. Members, he said, strive to live simply, mindfully and with dedication.
Throughout the luncheon, he delivered a brief back-ground on the dergah, its founder and some of the his-tory associated with Naksi-bendi Sufism.
Attendees of the meet and greet praised the Osmanli community for its proactive
approach.President of SUNY Oneon-
ta Dr. Nancy Kleniewski com-mented, “It’s easy to sit back and let people define you and you’re being very proactive,” adding, “I applaud that.”
Sidney-based realtor Jaci Rose and longtime friend of the dergah noted, “It’s great to see how you’ve become part of the community.”
“When we meet each other and break bread, that’s when we actually get to know (oth-ers),” said Siddiqi, conclud-ing, “We hope we can work together and become better neighbors to each other.”
To learn more about the dergah, visit naksibendi.us or call 369-4816 to arrange a visit.
Sunni continued
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TROUT CREEK - The Trout Creek Community Church will be hosting a spa-ghetti supper on Friday, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. The church is located at 8558 County Rt. 27. Cost will be by donation and the meal will consist of spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread, des-sert and beverage. Take-outs will also be available.
TREADWELL - The Treadwell United Methodist Church will be hosting a tur-key dinner on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 4 to 7 p.m.
chicken bbQs
BAINBRIDGE - The American Legion of Bain-bridge, Slater-Silvernail Post 806, will be holding its last chicken barbeque of the 2017 season on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 10:30 a.m. until sold out in front of Family Dollar, North Main St., Bainbridge.
Dinners including Sylvia’s homemade potato salad and Sharon’s baked beans will be available for sale.
All proceeds will be used to finance community pro-grams and services provided by Post 806 in the Bainbridge area.
This is the group’s main source of revenue throughout the year.
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BAINBRIDGE - The Soup Kitchen at the Bainbridge United Methodist Church is open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Menu for the soup kitchen is available in the kitchen’s Facebook page.
SIDNEY - A full meal is
served at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 River St. every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon. Food selections vary weekly and all are welcome.
UNADILLA - A week-ly luncheon is served ev-ery Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at St. Matthews Episcopal Church. A free will offering is appreciated.
UNADILLA - Breakfast in the Basement serves breakfast on the first and third Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Unadilla United Methodist Church on Main St. All are welcome. Donations are accepted but not expected.
SIDNEY - Free soup night at the First Congregational Church of Sidney will start on Oct. 12 from 4 - 6 p.m.
The monthly meal will con-tinue to be held on the second Thursday of each month until April.
Meals will consist of soups, sandwiches, desserts and drinks.
AFTON - The Afton Vet-erans of Foreign Wars Post 3529 will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Saturday, Oct. 7 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The breakfast will be served at the VFW post at 187 Main St. Afton, across from the NBT building. The breakfast is open to all and will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, home fries, coffee and juice.
There will be a small charge for the breakfast and proceeds will go to help the VFW Post 3529.
UNADILLA - The Un-adilla Rod and Gun Club will be serving pancake breakfasts every Sunday through Nov. 12. Servings will be from 8 to 11 a.m. The menu will include un-limited pancakes, two eggs, ham or sausage and a bever-age. This year the club is cel-ebrating 46 years of serving breakfasts.
odds & endsAFTON - The Afton Cen-
tral School Board of Edu-cation will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thurs-day, Oct. 5.
The meeting is sched-uled to begin at 7 p.m. in the boardroom, directly across from the district office. Visi-tors are asked to use the en-trance on Sand Street for board meetings.
BAINBRIDGE - The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School will hold a Board of Education meeting on Thurs-day, Oct. 5 in the district con-ference room. The business portion of the meeting will start at 7 p.m.
HARPURSVILLE - The Harpursville Central School audit committee will meet on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. in the MAC conference room located in the Jr/Sr high school.
COLESVILLE - The town of Colesville historian’s com-mittee meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 9 at 7 in the Colesville town hall in Harpursville. The program will be about local Mormon history. Anyone interested in history is welcome.
SIDNEY - The Sidney His-torical Association will meet Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. in the Smart Community Room of the Sidney Memorial
Public Library. Anyone interested in pre-
serving and promoting the history of the town and village of Sidney and the surrounding area is welcome to attend.
BAINBRIDGE - The First Baptist Church of Bainbridge will be holding its annual fall rummage sale on Friday, Oct. 13 and Saturday, Oct. 14.
The sale will be held in the First Baptist Church on 3 South Main St., Bainbridge. It will be from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. both days.
Come take advantage of some great buys.
OTEGO - The Otego Unit-ed Methodist Church will have a tag and bake sale along with a luncheon counter on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in their fellowship hall at 10 Church St. in Otego.
Baked goods and coffee beverages will be offered throughout the day.
The luncheon will include chili, soup, roll, beverages and a selection of pie slices.
SIDNEY CENTER - The Sidney Center Cemetery Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the Sidney Center fire station at 6 p.m. This meeting is open to all lot owners. Anyone with questions should contact Su-zanne Patrick, secretary, at 369-4817.
Youth, Adults Enjoy 7th Annual Knights of Columbus Trap Shoot Fundraiser
SIDNEY – Saturday, June 3 marked one of the best days of summer for those who partook in the seventh annual Knights of Columbus trap-shooting fundraiser. Youth and adult shooters demonstrated how the shooting sports are a great platform from which to build character, discipline and respect.
Following qualifying rounds, wherein Bill Compton earned a 22, Bill Ostrander a 21 and Mike Terzo and Larry Olechna 20 apiece, the youth teams were paired and their competition started. They shot two rounds of 25 each from the 16-yard line, with just three targets separating the third place team of Schol-ar Rowe and Sierra Zaremba from the second placer team of Layne Shampang. Claim-ing first place was the team of Brandon Kane and Patrick Zuk, with a score of 43 out of 50.
Event organizers said shooting a partner-style match takes great concentration and all of these youth demonstrat-
ed how mature and competent they can be.
The adult class shot 100 tar-gets: 25 from the 16-yard line, 25 from the 21-yard line and then two rounds of 25 from the 27-yard line. There were nine two-person teams. Fol-lowing the first round, there was a tie for first place be-tween the team of Bill Comp-ton and Matt Jones and Larry Olechna and John Lawrence, each with a score of 48 out of 50.
Scoring a perfect 50 in the first round was the team of Bob Smith and Nicolas Gre-goris. After the second round, Smith and Gregoris were only two targets behind the leaders.
The team of Bill Ostrander and Patrick Zuk (who took first place in the youth compe-tition) stayed in the hunt, with a score of 43.
The third round proved a stumbling block for the teams of Olechna and Lawrence and Smith and Gregoris, as they scored a 16 and 12, respec-tively. However, the team of Bill Branham and Mike Hood scored 23 out of 25, placing
them only six targets behind the first place team of Comp-ton and Jones.
After the fourth and final round, the team of Compton and Jones held on strong with a score of 23 bringing their to-tal to 92 out of a possible 100. Bill Burnham and Mike Hood did great, earning a total score of 83 and second place.
Organizers expressed their thanks to all the shooters, youth and adult, and those members of the Knights of Columbus that worked to host this fun event. A spe-cial thanks goes out to the Delchenango Rod & Gun Club for use of its beautiful shooting grounds. Additional thanks goes out to event sup-porters: Horton Hardware, KJS Gun Shop, Hwy 7 Bar & Grill and the Masonville Rod & Gun Club.
Anyone interested in shoot-ing sports – be it trap, skeet, target or bow – contact this Sidney facility. Anyone inter-ested in participating in next year’s fundraiser, scheduled for June 2, 2018, contact John Lawrence at 639-2294.
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something for the kids; that’s what we’re all about,” said Komenda. She added, “It’s so nice to have students helping us help them.”
Newman, too, said, “This was a great project. The fact that the kids helped build (the dugouts) and can now use them is really neat.”
Agreeing that student in-volvement makes the real-ity of the dugouts “more spe-cial,” girls’ varsity coach Sue Herodes noted, “They’re very well-made.” White added that the wood-frame, stained con-structions will “last forever if taken care of properly.”
Echoing Newman, who said the project was definitely “need-based,” Noah Blake added, “It benefits the (Unat-ego soccer) program because we haven’t had cover from rain, just benches.”
Noting that it took a “few months” to complete the proj-ect with 10 other, non-Unat-ego BOCES Building Trades student and White, Blake said his favorite part of the process was seeing the finished result. Similarly, Treffeisen said he was most glad about “having it done.”
Instructor White said that, while the shelters directly benefit Unategans, all stu-dents in the class got behind the project.
“The Unatego students and all the students were happy to see it,” said White, adding, “Everybody plays sports and eventually all school districts will use it or see it, so they re-ally bought into it.”
White noted that, upon re-ceiving the request from the
Unatego Booster Club, he and students began planning al-most immediately.
“They told us what they were looking for – two dug-outs – and we sat down with the students and came up with the materials list,” said White, adding “(The Booster Club) provided us with the materi-als and we went ahead and build it.” He said, “It was a great learning project for the (students).”
Blake and Treffeisen have played soccer all four years of their high school careers. Both said Unatego athletes
and visiting teams “love” the shelters. Varsity boys’ coach Scott Hornung corroborated, “Other teams love (the shel-ters) and appreciate them.”
The work, said Newman, could not have been complete without help from several in-dividuals and businesses in the community. Specifically naming Larry Stevens of Stevens Excavation in Otego, Denny Reed, Ed Frazier, MS Exteriors and the custodial staff at Unatego High School, Newman said, “They all helped a lot, with everything.”
Superintendent of Unatego
Central School District Dr. Dave Richards said the dug-outs exemplify the good that can come from community collaborations.
“It’s just fantastic,” said Richards, “I’m so thrilled that the Booster Club was able to initiate this project.” He continued, “The boys did the work and they’re players, which makes it even more significant.”
Richards concluded, “Visit-ing teams love it, home teams love it and it shows what groups can do when they get together.”
Soccer continued
L-r: Unatego seniors and veteran Spartan soccer players Noah Blake and Josh Treffeisen were involved, through their enrollment in the BOCES Building Trades course, in constructing the soccer dugouts they now enjoy use of, along with team-mates and visiting athletes.
McEvoy said that, while the superintendent likely consid-ered other candidates, he was grateful for the appointment.
“There’s no direct career path (to major),” said McE-voy Tuesday, “but it’s an honor (and) not something I expected.”
McEvoy began his career as a trooper with Troop C in 1984. As troop commander, he will oversee a seven-county demographic: Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Ot-sego, Tioga and Tompkins.
“I oversee all of Troop C all three zones, all admin and BCI,” explained McEvoy. He added, “I’m responsible for what goes on in Troop C.”
Throughout his 33-year career with law enforce-ment McEvoy said the ma-jority of his work has been investigative.
In 1989 he worked as an in-vestigator with the Drug En-forcement Task Force in New York City, then as a sergeant (2000) and senior investigator (2005).
In 2007, upon rising to the rank of lieutenant, McEvoy
was assigned to the Profes-sional Standards Unit. Fol-lowing that appointment, he returned to Troop C as a lieutenant with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, specifically.
In 2012, McEvoy was pro-moted to the rank of captain and assigned once more to the Professional Standards Unit, known at the time as the Community Narcotics En-forcement Team.
Before being named troop commander, McEvoy’s most recent promotion in 2015 was to commander of Zones 1 and 2, Oneonta and Binghamton, respectively.
A husband and father of two, McEvoy resides with his family in the Troop C-area, making where he works and serves his home, too. An ex-tension of that, McEvoy said, he intends to keep his focus as commander on the needs of the Troop C community.
“I want to let the commu-nity know that we’re a part of that community,” said McE-voy, adding, “We are there to protect and serve and be
available.” Praising his colleagues
alongside his community, McEvoy said, “I have great people and a great staff here, but it’s all about being in the community and taking care of
the people of Troop C.”To learn more about Troop
C and its history, plan to visit the centennial celebration and open house Saturday at the Sidney barracks from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
McEvoy continued
year, offering more new and used items at below retail (prices) and working with the community for those in need.”
Following the announce-ment of her honor, McGraw expressed her appreciation to the community that has helped buoy and support her and the store.
“I would like to thank all those who nominated Snips & Snails,” said McGraw, add-ing, “I want to thank my fam-ily, friends and customers for
supporting me over the years (and) I am very excited to see what the future holds for Snips & Snails.”
White and McGraw will be honored at a Saturday, Oct. 28 dinner at the Sundown Golf and Country Club. A social hour from 6 to 7 p.m. will be followed by dinner.
Tickets to the dinner go on sale next week and will be available at Bob’s Diner, NBT Bank in Bainbridge and Snips & Snails.
CofC continued Family of Tracy Bowker Thanks Community for Support
We would like to say thank you to Dr. Lone and the nurses, our neighbors and friends that visited, brought food, sent flow-ers or were simply there for Tracy Bowker.
We want to thank everyone who came to his celebration of life and helped give him a nice send-off. He would be over-whelmed by the outpouring.
We also would like to thank the Dialysis Unit at Cooperstown, Dr. Rosen, At Home Care and Oneonta Hospice for allowing us to spend more time with our dad, grandpa, uncle, husband and brother-in-law.
Gratefully,The family of Tracy Bowker
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Rockdale Community to Honor its Veterans Oct. 7
ROCKDALE - The annual Veterans Honor Service will be held Saturday, Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. on the lawn of the Rock-dale Community Church. The annual service is being held to honor all those having served in the United States Armed Forces and to pray for those currently serving.
A veterans honor roll has been located on the lawn of this historic nondenomina-tional church since 1953 hon-oring veterans of WW II and
the Korean Conflict and those serving their country since. A new larger honor roll replaced the original in 2010. An early Veterans Day service has been held each year since then.
Please join in remembering sacrifices made and to pray for the safety of those cur-rently serving. Veterans and family members are welcome to share memories or infor-mation during and after the service.
For more information, call Charlene LaFever at 334-9112.
Butternut Valley Grange to Meet Oct. 9
Coventry to Host Informative Code Enforcement Presentation Oct. 11
COVENTRY - There will be a presentation by the town of Coventry code enforcement officer and Chenango County Code Enforcement on Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. This will take place before the town board meeting. Presenters will hold a seminar to answer any questions or concerns that people may have about various properties in the town of Coventry.
Del. Co. American Legion to Honor Officials at Oct. 24 Sidney Ceremony & Dinner
Jericho Garden Club to Brighten Bainbridge with Oct. 7 Bulb Planting
Mt. Upton Seniors to Meet Oct. 10
Unadilla Public Library to Host Oct. 11 Blissville Screening
GILBERTSVILLE — The next meeting of the Butternut Valley Grange will be held at the Grange Hall, 7 Bloom St., at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct., 9. Reports of the recent state-wide youth rally held in Gil-bertsville as well as the Sep-tember bus trip and Grange participation in the Harvest Festival in Cooperstown will be given. At this meeting, plans for a meet-the-candi-dates forum, to be held later in October and the Halloween game room, which will be featured for trick-or-treaters on Oct., 31 will be discussed.
At the last meeting, the membership voted a contrac-tor’s bid to address the need for a new roof on the main
part of the building, last re-placed in March 1997. The Executive Committee was charged to also investigate the front entry steps that may need some work in the near future. At the September meeting, members agreed to bring “F” and “H” series one-dollar bills, for “Florida” and “flood” and “hurricane,” to be sent to an agency, possibly One Great Hour of Sharing, to help those in need follow-ing the devastating storms in recent weeks.
The Community Service Committee also proposed the collection of gently used winter coats, hats, mittens and gloves that will be dropped off to the Grange Hall Nov. 2 and 3, with the Grange Hall
open Saturday, Nov. 4 to wel-come community members to come prepare for the winter, free of charge.
Members are also encour-aged to participate in the State Grange community ser-vice project, that being the Cato-Meridian Backpack pro-gram to help provide food for deserving families over the weekend and lengthy school vacations. Suggested items include individual serving sizes of pasta in a can, tuna fish, Ramen noodles, granola bars, hot chocolate, pudding and fruit cups. These items will be taken by Butternut Valley Grange members at-tending State Grange session in Auburn later this month, so items should be brought to the
Oct. 9 meeting.Reservations are being ac-
cepted for the Wednesday, Nov. 29 bus trip to Hunter-don Hills, Clinton, N.J. to take in a buffet followed by holiday show with a full or-chestra. The bus will leave the Gilbertsville Grange Hall at 8 a.m. with return antici-pated around 8:30 p.m. Ques-tions or reservations may be placed with Roger Halbert at 783-2691.
The Social Committee for Monday’s meeting will include Bob Evans, Barton Snedaker, Irmabelle Shel-don, Dawn Beers and Mary LeSuer.
SIDNEY - The American Legion Delaware County Committee of New York is pleased to announce a dinner honoring Department of New York American Legion Com-mander Rena Nessler, Aux-iliary Department President Pat Hennessy and Sons of the American Legion Detach-
ment Commander William Clancy III. The occasion will take place Tuesday, Oct. 24 at Charles L. Jacobi American Legion Post #183, located at 22 Union St., Sidney.
Light appetizers will be served during the social hour, commencing at 5 p.m. Dinner will start at 6, with the pro-gram to follow. Reservations,
and payment if applicable, must be received by Oct. 9 to establish a final dinner court.
Reservations should be sent or called to:
Dave Peake (652-2814)157 Danforth Rd.Jefferson, N.Y., 12093Commander Nessler is
the first female commander of the Department of New
York American Legion. A light brunch will be served at the Charles L. Jacobi Post in Sidney from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. The commander will be available for a question-and-answer period from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. She will then head to the Sidney Veterans Memo-rial Park for a short ceremony.
UNADILLA – The Unadilla Public Library locat-ed at 193 Main St., Unadilla will host an Oct. 11 screening of the film
Blissville...An Investigation at 6:30 p.m. Blissville...An In-vestigation is a video about a remote and overlooked corner of Queens, N.Y.
Blissville is the former name of the town, which com-prised about 80 houses and was a geographic triangle cut off by physical barriers from the rest of the city.
In addition to the world’s largest fortune cookie fac-tory, Blissville included a factory with exclusive rights for making Statue of Liberty replicas; a sushi factory; an Afghan bakery; and a giant car crusher. Through street interviews, video maker Hank Linhart investigates the origin of the name of Blissville and the character(s) of the town.
Along the way viewers dis-cover a Romani village near Blissville in the 1930s. The village, known as “Gypsy Ellis Island,” was the largest gathering of Romani in the U.S. before being razed to make way for a highway to the 1939 World’s Fair.
Through its dynamic mix of residents and industry, Blissville is extremely rich
in nationalities, with many people on the first rung of immigration.
The video documents the tapestry of daily life and the resiliency of a small town ex-isting in the shadows of mid-town Manhattan. The vitality of the town speaks to small towns everywhere.
Blissville is more of a ‘docu/poem’ than a documen-tary and runs 59:52. A special treat from Blissville will be given to each attendee.
Visit www.blissvillestories.org for more information or to share more stories, pic-tures and video of small town living.
This presentation will be free and open to the public and is sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts and the Powers Library.
Hank Linhart is a media artist who lives in Brooklyn and formerly taught video at NYU, SVA and Pratt Institute. Previously, he co–produced Fearful Visitation, an experi-mental documentary about the 1904 General Slocum Di-saster in NYC harbor, which, until 9 / 11, was New York’s largest disaster. The video premiered at the NY Histori-cal Society and was aired on several PBS stations.
Terry’s Red Barn Sales to Hold Oct. 6 & 7 Bake & Bag Sale Benefiting DVHS
MT. UPTON – The Mt. Up-ton Seniors’ last meeting was held Sept. 26 at the Rockdale Rod & Gun Club.
Kay Simmons won the 50/50 raffle.
October birthdays include
Farilla Hard and Betty Stone.The group’s next meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 10 and will include card playing.
Group members noted a good time had with many ar-ticles at the recent auction.
BAINBRIDGE – The Bain-bridge Chamber of Commerce Reunite Committee will be planting daffodils again this year on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 9:00 a.m. in the property ad-jacent to I-88 West.
The Jericho Garden Club of Bainbridge purchased 1,000 daffodils to plant and mem-bers need the community’s
help!Please join the club on Sat-
urday with garden tools; rain or shine.
The NYSDOT will be put-ting down six inches of soil so the digging won’t be as dif-ficult as last year. Please help make Bainbridge beautiful again next spring!
Call June White with ques-tions at 967-8657.
SIDNEY - Terry’s Red Barn Sales located at the Delaware Valley Humane So-ciety, 101 E. Main St., Sidney, will be conducting a bag and bake sale on Friday and Satur-day, Oct. 6 and 7, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Please come and fill a bag for $1 and then purchase a
homemade baked item to en-joy at home.
All proceeds will go to the Delaware County Humane Society.
The Red Barn Sales will be closing for the season at the end of this sale.
Thanks for helping to make this a successful year.
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L-r: Runners Dennis Uhlig (fi rst place, 60 and over); Jim Walker (overall fi rst place); Rich Howe (second place, age 40-59); and Nico Stoian (fi rst place, age 40-59) competed in the 5th annual Bainbridge Rotary 5K Pie Run/Walk, held Saturday in General Clinton Park. Photo credit: Teresa Winchester.
Hearty Souls Brave Weather at Bainbridge Rotary’s Fall Fest, 5K Race & River Ride
By Teresa Winchester
BAINBRIDGE – The Bain-bridge Rotary Fall Festival and 5K Pie Run & Walk takes place annually rain or shine. On Saturday, Sept. 30 par-ticipants endured the former. With temperatures in the high 40s, a total of 16 walkers and runners, ranging in age from 5 to 64, braved the elements, looping three times around the Bainbridge Community Walking Trail, bordered by the Susquehanna River, in General Clinton Park.
The intermittent showers forecast for the morning held off until overall race win-ner, Jim Walker of Greene, crossed the fi nish line. Those behind him fi nished in a chilly drizzle. Clocking in at 18:55, Walker took fi rst place for the 20-39 age group, along with the prize for overall fast-est time.
Although Saturday was Walker’s fi rst Pie Run, he has been running since high school and recently partici-pated in an obstacle course in Castle Creek, organized by Binghamton-based Newbsanity.
Runners in the 40-59 age group included Nico Stoian, owner of Higher Ground Mar-shal Arts in Sidney, whose time was 22:12; Richard Howe of Sidney with 22:50; and Mark Allegretti, 23:21. Dennis Uhlig of Sidney was the sole runner in the over 60 age group, fi nishing with a time of 22:50. Winners in the various categories received pies courtesy of Pine Ridge Grocery and the Sidney Great American.
Two Bainbridge women, Patty Howe and Amy Stewart, also participated in the Pie Run. Stewart, a marathon run-ner, was pleased to fi nish the 5K course in fewer than 30 minutes for her fi rst time, with a 29:10 fi nish, as did Howe.
Other runners included Valerie Haddad and Andrew
Miller in the 11-19 age group and Daisy and Tyler Crisell in the 10 and under age group.
Winner for best Halloween costume – an option for race participants – went to Kath-leen Ray, dressed as a New York Yankee, “right down to my sneakers,” said Ray of Bainbridge, pointing to her regulation Yankee gear.
All participants received a T-shirt, provided by event sponsors: Pine Ridge Gro-cery, Sidney Great American, Higher Ground Martial Arts, Musica Humana Massage, Black Horse Yoga Studio and Germond Chiropractic.
After the foot race, runners Dennis Uhlig, Rich Howe and Grover Cook of Bainbridge prepared to take off in the Bill Denman Memorial River Ride Bike Run, organized by Bainbridge Rotary presi-dent Robert Dann. The trio, joined by Rachelle Beames of Garrettsville, rode a 30-mile route to Gilbertsville and
back, taking state Routes 7, 8, and 51. Signed up for the 50-mile round-trip ride to Morris and back were Hugh Leonard of Binghamton and Paul Vo-glewede of Camillus.
Organizers said weather had a noticeable impact on this year’s Memorial River Ride.
“The numbers are down,” said Bainbridge Rotary presi-dent Robert Dann, adding, “In previous years, we’ve had at least 16 (cyclists) and as many as 30.”
The river ride takes place in honor of Bill Denman, long-time member of the Rotary Club of Bainbridge and avid cyclist.
In the Bainbridge Village Park attendance was sparse and many of the planned ac-tivities, such as street musi-cians, face painting, yard bowling and apple launching, did not occur due to inclement weather. In the park’s gazebo, Bainbridge-Guilford High
School senior Molly O’Hara and Sidney High School ju-nior J.P. Dewey played jazz standards on saxophone and keyboard from noon to 1 p.m. Judy Derr and June White staffed the Rotary’s pie-by-the-slice table. Despite un-favorable conditions, Kim Wright of River Rock Soaps and Larissa Clark of Jam-berry were present with their wares.
“I want to thank loyal ven-dors who came out in the rain for the second year in a row,” said Doddy Crisell, one of the event’s organizers and Bainbridge Rotarian, adding, “Some have come for multiple years.”
The Bainbridge Fall Festi-val and 5K Run & Walk ben-efi ts Bainbridge Rotary proj-ects, such as building raised beds for the Community Gar-den and Greenlawn Elemen-tary School and installing a lift for the handicapped at the Bainbridge Town Theater.
Winner Ed Barnes is pictured receiving his award from Hill & Valley Garden Club member Ellie Brookins.
Ed Barnes Earns September Green Thumb Award from Hill & Valley Garden Club
SIDNEY - The last residen-tial Green Thumb Award of 2017 was recently presented to Ed Barnes of 33 Pearl St. He purchased the home from his mother in 1973, returning to his homestead. Barnes’ en-joyment of gardening comes from his mother.
Because of the steepness of his yard, Barnes faced many challenges when it came to landscaping, but he has done a great job. On the lower level where there is a creek he planted four maple trees, which were small saplings dug from the woods. He also has a bank of red and white rhododendron at the rear of this lower level which provide a burst of color each spring. This can be seen walking to-ward the ospital from the cor-ner of Sunset and Pearl. Peer-ing over the bridge, passersby get a good view of the many levels of the gardens and the creek below.
In the mid and upper lev-els, Ed has small fl ower beds scattered around, which in-clude roses, lilies, black-eyed susans and a variety of annual and perennial fl owers. A pair of holly bushes and neatly trimmed evergreen shrubs add variety to his landscap-ing around the house. Along with the fl owers, Barnes has a small vegetable garden with
cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchini. A large horse-radish plant can be seen at the lowest level of his multi-tiered back garden.
The many geraniums grow-ing near the back deck and privacy screen of the house were propagated by taking cuttings in the fall, plant-ing them in soil and setting them near a window. He will also repot some of the exist-
ing geraniums and tuberous begonias to winter-over in his basement.
Interspersed with the beau-tiful geraniums, Barnes also has some beautiful hanging planters of petunias, which give a cascade of color to his garden.
Congratulations to Ed Barnes for being the Sep-tember Green Thumb award winner.
The Hill & Valley Garden Club of Sidney meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, March through December. Meeting location varies, so interested gardeners are encouraged to learn about club programs, social activi-ties and garden visits by call-ing Lorrie Roach at 563-2563 for more information.
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Village of Unadilla Board of Trustees Notice of Public Hearing
Please Take notice that a public hearing will be held by the Village of Unadilla Board of Trustees on October 17, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fire House 77 Clifton St. Un-adilla, NY 13849 to hear all persons interested regarding the proposed law on Commu-nity Choice Aggregation. This document is available for in-spection at the Village Clerk’s Office in the Community House, 193 Main St. Unadilla, NY 13849.
Dated: OCTOBER 4, 2017 BY DIRECTION OF THE VILLAGE OF UNADILLA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CLARISSA R. RIKER, CLERK/TREASURER
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Fire Department60/40 Mix- Approx. 3000
gallons filled bi- weeklyDiesel- Approx. 1300
gallonsFuel Oil- approx. 2000
gallonsGarage60/40 Mix - Approx. 100
gallons filled bi- weeklyDiesel - Approx. 1500
gallonsGasoline - Approx. 1500
gallonsCommunity HouseFuel Oil - Approx. 2000
gallons delivered monthlySealed Bids will be ac-
cepted until Tuesday October 17, 2017 no later than 3:00 PM and will be opened at the reg-ularly scheduled meeting that evening at 6:30 pm at the Fire-house, 77 Clifton St, Unadilla. The Village reserves the right to reject any and all bids. A non- collusive statement must be furnished with each bid. Questions can be directed to the Superintendent of Public Works at 607-369-3421. Dated October 4, 2017, Clarissa R. Riker, Clerk- Treasurer.
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AFTON
First Baptist Church30 Caswell St., Afton
Chris Prezorski, pastorJosh Clink, pastor
Sunday worship: 9:30 a.m.Life groups: 11:05 a.m.
607-639-1030
St. Agnes Catholic Church14 Spring St., Afton
Darr Schoenhofen, pastorSunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
967-4481
St. Ann’s Episcopal Church128 S. Main St., AftonFr. David Hanselman
Sunday worship: 9:15 a.m. 639-2330
Alcoholic’s Anonymous:Open meetings: Sundays, 7
p.m.Closed meetings: Thursdays,
7 p.m.
BAINBRIDGE
First Baptist Church12 S. Main St., BainbridgeWendy Depew Partelow,
pastorSunday worship: 10 a.m.Church office: 967-8034
Pastor: 315-750-0997www.bainbridgefbc.com
First Presbyterian Church3 Church St., BainbridgeSunday worship: 10 a.m.
967-8021
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
32 S. Main St., BainbridgeDarr Schoenhofen, pastorSaturday Mass: 5:15 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 11 a.m.967-4481
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
1 Church St., BainbridgeRebecca (Becky) Drebert,
pastorSunday worship: 10 a.m.
967-3441
GILBERTSVILLE
Gilbertsville Baptist Church
Corner of Commercial and Elm streets, Gilbertsville
Sunday worship: 9:30 a.m.783-2993
HARPURSVILLE
Harpursville United Meth-odist Church
3500 State Rt. 79, Harpursville
Sue Crawson-Brizzolara, pastor
Sunday worship: 11 a.m.240-9139
MASONVILLE
Masonville Federated Church
Corner of State Rt. 8 and State Rt. 206, Masonville
Thomas Vance, pastorSunday worship: 11 a.m.
265-3774
MT. UPTON
Mt. Upton United Method-ist Church
1741 State Rt. 8, Mt. UptonJustin Hood, pastor
Sunday worship: 11 a.m.764-8536
NORWICH
Springvale Open Door Church
361 Co. Rd. 34, NorwichKen Kolb, pastor
Sunday worship: 11:30 a.m.693-1469
OTEGO
First Christian Church of Otego
704 Co. Rt. 6, OtegoBob Thompson, pastor
Sunday worship: 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
988-7144
Unatego Community Church
290 Main St., OtegoBrian Cutting, pastor
Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m.
United Methodist Church8 Church St., Otego
Brandilynne Craver, pastorSunday worship: 11 a.m.
988-2866
SIDNEY
Assembly of GodPlankenhorn Rd., Sidney
Robert Perkins, pastorSunday worship: 10:45 a.m.
First Baptist Church28 River St., Sidney
Kenneth Southworth, pastorSunday worship: 10:45 a.m.
Church office: 563-8456Parsonage: 563-1166
First Congregational Church
1 Bridge St., SidneyPatricia Robinson, pastor
Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m.563-1329
Sacred Heart Church15 Liberty St., Sidney
Bernard Osei Ampong, pastorSaturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
563-1591
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
139 W. Main St., SidneyErnie Varga, pastor
Sunday worship: 10 a.m.Church office: 563-1806Pastor home: 265-3829
Pastor cell: 413-212-8202
United Methodist Church12 Liberty St., Sidney
Thomas Pullyblank, pastorSunday worship: 10:15 a.m.
563-1921
United Presbyterian Church of East Guilford
Corner of State Rt. 8 and Co. Rd. 35
Patty Wolff, pastor
Sunday worship: 9 a.m.563-1083
www.eastguilfordpc.org
UNADILLA
First Presbyterian Church156 Main St., Unadilla
Paul E. C. Hamilton, pastorSunday worship: 10:30 a.m.
369-4630
First United Methodist Church
170 Main St., UnadillaBrandilynne Craver, pastor
Sunday worship: 9 a.m.761-6519
www.unaumc.org
Friends Church747 Rogers Hollow Rd.,
UnadillaSunday worship: 10:30 a.m.
563-2053
Sand Hill United Methodist Church
127 Sand Hill Rd., UnadillaSunday worship: 9 a.m.
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
240 Main St., UnadillaScott Garno, Rector
Sunday worship: 10 a.m.369-3081
Unadilla Center United Methodist Church
1203 Butternut Rd., UnadillaSunday worship: 9 a.m.
369-4360 WELLS BRIDGE
Wells Bridge Baptist7 Church St., Wells Bridge
David Steensma, pastorSunday worship: 11 a.m.
988-7090
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EAST MAIN LANES
Monday Morning Coffee League
Standings:Country Girls 18-6Rosebuds 16-8Four on the Floor 16-8Lucky Sevens 14-10Foxes 14-10YoYo’s 12-12Silver Belle’s 6-18150+:W. Bookhout 152-177; B.
Wood 166; A. Bery 170; R. Fisher 193-199-204; S. Straka 180; J. Roof 160; P. Stilson 164; C. Daughtrey 155-158; C. Jackowski 169.
450+: W. Bookhout 456; R. Fisher
596; S. Straka 468; C. Daughtrey 452.
Algonkin Motel Mixed Scratch League
Standings:Neighbors Insurance 14-6
Algonkin Motel 12-8Gilbert Plumbing 10-10Prinz Excavating 10-10East Main Lanes 8-12Team 5 6-14High Games:B. MacPherson 224; K. Ma-
cumber 236, 201cg; T. Sloan 245, 236cg; J. Sloan 212; R. Sassano 236; R. Liberatore 262, 222; P. Umbra 238; G. Umbra 215; R. McClenon 229, 200; D. Finch 255, 228; J. Cole 205; B. Shelton 212, 238; M. Brewer 243, 237; M. Anderson 219; B. Walker 213.
High Series: T. Sloan 672; R. Sassano 603;
R. Liberatore 644; R. Mc-Clenon 602; D. Finch 661; M. Brewer 658.
City LeagueStandings:Ermetis 19-5J&M Trophies 16-8B K Coffee 16-8East Main Lanes 12-12
Universal Forest Products 7-17
Farm Family 2-22HIGH SERIES:Bruce S. 641; Scott H. 605.200 Games:Bruce S. 230, 216; Brandon
F. 227, 213; Scott H. 224, 200; Chad C. 205, 203; Rob Y. 235; Brandon M. 231; Scott F. 225; Tim C. 223; Steve P. 203; Jim G. 203; Kevin M. 202; Todd B. 201; Bob W. 201.
CLEAN GAMES:There were 3 clean games and
4 splits made.
Wednesday Mixed LeagueStandings:Buckaroos 18-6Grandparents 12-12Lucky Devils 12-12Musketeers 6-18High single:C. Leizear 198; A. Markle
190; G. Ryan 190.High triple:C. Leizear 532.500 series:
G. Ryan 507; G. Harris 506.
GALAXY BOWL
Thursday Morning Winter League
Standings:Ups & Downs 26-6The Card Sharks 20-12Gutter Dusters 20-12Head bangers 18-144 Deep 16-16Dizzy Dames 14-18Ladybugs 14-18Up & Coming 12-204 Lane’s 10-22Friends 10-22150+:D. Whaley 216-258-209; V.
Whaley 157; S. Ostrander 157; C. Brundage 151-179; M. Burlison 235-237-235; J. Stevens 161; B. Butler 188; S. Amatuccio 150-199-168; G. Lindroth 158-187-167; D. Northrop 176-150-160; D. Larry 243-211; J. Walley 193; D. Thrower 159; S. Harris 177-159; D. Fritzsch 158;
K. Bruning 184-182; C. Daughtry 156.
450+:D. Whaley 683; B. Butler 465;
C. Brundage 460; M. Bur-rlison 707; S. Amatuccio 517; G. Lindroth 512; D. Northrop 486; D. Larry 600; J. Walley 453; S. Har-ris 471; K. Bruning 513.
Thursday Night Pitch League
Standings:Sharon & Amy 18 - 6Dawn & Roni 16 - 8Colleen & Cindy 15 - 9Craig & Jim 15 - 9Lee & Cindy 15 - 9Christal & Dawn 14 - 10Carolyn & Janine 14 - 10Ray & Mark 13 - 11Pat & Timmie 12 - 12John & Nevin 12 - 12Lorraine & Clyde 12 - 12Sharon & Rich 11 - 13Cindy & Jay 11 - 13David & John 11 - 13Ron & Mark 10 - 14Lance & Heather 10 - 14
Barbara & John 9 - 15Emily & Frieda 7 - 17Linda & Ernie 5 - 19Susan & Kathy 5 - 19
Sunday Night All Stars League
Standings:Haynes & Haynes 28-4Glover & Glover 26-6Wicks & Wicks 19-13Mott & Mott 16-16Bruning & Bruning 14-18Patrick & Patrick 14-18Tallmadge & Tallmadge
13-19Amerman & Smith 10-22Meres & Meres 10-22Gransbury & Gransbury 8-24High Individual Single:Gary Mott 267cg; Margie
Mott 257.High Individual Triple:Dylan Whaley (sub) 679; Mar-
gie Mott 647.
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June 8, 1944-October 9, 2016 Words cannot express what we feel in
our hearts today. Th e family of James Barnhart wishes to express its sincere gratitude to all who took part in his life. Th e fl owers, cards and, most important-ly, prayers were appreciated by all of us during this diffi cult time.
A special thank you to all participants who took part in honoring Jim’s special and wonderful life: Jeff Bagley, Rosemary Fisher, Art Weed, Daryl Forsythe, Kevin Barnhart, the Rev. Ben Shaw, the Rev. Pat Robinson, the Rev. Tom Pulllyblank and Sarah Pressler.
Th ank you to Doug Wilson, Th omas Ackerman, Steve Behe and the Butts family for your professional services.
To all who made donations to Delaware Valley Humane Society, Sidney United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, New York State Tribute Foundation, Sidney Central School Alumni Association and any other donations in Jim’s name, your generosity and kindness is a wonderful tribute to honor his memory.
To our CH LANDERS FAMILY – Jeff and Brenda Bagley, Rosemary Fisher, Bruce Francisco, Scott McClean and Brian Cutting – you all have a special place in our hearts and we are dearly grateful to you all. Your concern, compassion and care to the entire Barnhart family is deeply appreciated.
To our FAMILY, FRIENDS and COMMUNITY: we extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all who knew Jim and have been with us during this diffi cult year.
May the Lord hold all of you in His hands.We know Jim’s infectious smile shines down on all of us every day.
CAROL, CHRIS, AMY, DONNA, COOPER AND CHASE
James A.“Jim” Barnhart
Alma E. HolowaczUNADILLA - Alma E.
Holowacz, 93, of Unadilla, passed away peacefully Tues-day, Sept. 26, 2017 at her home.
She was born Feb. 12, 1924, daughter of the late Elias and Mabel (Odell) Leib in Milford.
Alma served her country in the United States Army dur-ing World War II. She mar-ried Phillip (Andy) Holowacz on Sept. 19, 1948. He prede-ceased her on Oct. 25, 2011.
Alma was employed by E.C.D of Bendix/Scintilla in Sidney when she retired in 1984. She and Andy owned and operated Holowacz Tav-ern (Warsaw Hilton) in Sidney Center for 10 years.
Alma’s passion was her vegetable garden.
Alma was a member of Sa-cred Heart Church in Sidney and the Sidney American Le-gion Post #183.
Alma was also a steadfast supporter of the Sidney BPOE #2175 since 1960. Andy was a charter member and together they worked and spent count-less hours dedicated to the Elks.
She is survived by: sons: Phillip A. Holowacz, Jr. Un-adilla and Bill Holowacz and wife Gail, Guilford; daugh-ter, Paula Holowacz Decker and husband, John, Unadilla; grandchildren: Melissa and Justin Rowe, Norwich; Kim-berly and Eric Sifuentes, Pu-laski; Stephanie and Robb Munro, Delhi; and Katarina and Chris Campoli, Denver, Colo.; great grandchildren: Cameron, Zelda, Tabitha, Liam and Finley; sister, Phyl-lis Brownell, South New Ber-lin; sister-in-law, Marianna Leib, Oneonta; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Alma was also predeceased by infant daughter, Kathryn; five sisters and two brothers.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 11 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church, 15 Liberty St., Sidney, with Fr. Bernard Osei Ampong officiating.
Military honors will follow at the Sidney Elks Lodge, 104 River St., Sidney.
Donations may be directed to the Sidney American Le-gion #183, memo: building fund, 22 Union St. Sidney, N.Y., 13838 or the Sidney Elks BPOE #2175, memo: driveway fund, 104 River St. Sidney, N.Y., 13838
Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.landersfh.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Fu-neral Chapel, Sidney.
Charles Tracy MorseCHANDLER, ARIZ. -
Charles Tracy Morse, 75, of Chandler, Ariz., formerly of Sidney, passed away peaceful-ly at home with his family on Sept. 24, 2017. He was born April 24, 1942 in Norwich, son of the late Donald Bishop Morse and Elizabeth (Hoban) Morse. He graduated from Sidney High School in 1960.
After receiving his BA from the University of Virgin-ia, Charles proudly served his country as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force from 1966-1971. Following his career with the Air Force, Charles worked for Amphenol Corporation for 40 years. Throughout his life, Charles loved to sail, play golf, travel and spend time with family and friends.
Charles is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Sarah (McCauley); daughter, Tracy and her husband Tony Madden of Scottsdale, Ariz.; grandson, Charlie; brothers Don-Fredrick H. (Ulla) Morse of Phoenix, Ariz. and James W. (Evelyn) Morse of Phoe-nix, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service with military honors was held Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, in Chandler, Ariz. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Charles’ name to Hospice of the Valley East Clinical Office, 2020 E. Woodside Ct., Gilbert, AZ, 85297-7339.
Fannie L. VermilyeaTROUT CREEK - Fannie
L. Vermilyea, 78, of Trout Creek, passed away Friday afternoon, Sept. 29, 2017 at Delaware Valley Hospital, fol-lowing a long illness.
Fannie was born Sept. 6, 1939 in Bainbridge, the daughter of the late Welling-ton and Marjorie (Vermilyea) Mills. She was married to Os-car “Buck” Vermilyea, who predeceased her.
Fannie was brought up
Lynn Earl HarringtonTICONDEROGA - Lynn
Earl Harrington, 79, of Zephy-rhills, Fla. and Ticonderoga, N.Y., died Sept. 24, 2017, at Gulfside Hospice in Zephy-rhills, Fla.
He was born April 26,1938 to Earle Clayton and Har-riett (Howe) Harrington in Ticonderoga.
Lynn is survived by his wife of 58 years, Deann (Wake-man) Harrington; two sons, Dale (Sheila) Harrington of Ticonderoga and Steve (Di-ane) Harrington of Talking Rock, Ga.; one daughter, Penny Dee (Bradley) Bushell of Darien, Conn.; one broth-er, Earl (Sally) Harrington of Putnam Station, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
in the Cannonsville Baptist Church. She was an outdoor person, who enjoyed the area and collecting all types of ani-mal figurines.
Fannie is survived by three sisters: Sandra Gardepe, Sid-ney, Patricia and Jim Gardepe, Tompkins and Barbara and Karl Keuhn, Guilford; broth-er, Wellington Edward Mills, of Trout Creek; special niece and caregiver, Deboral and Michael Mills, Trout Creek; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was prede-ceased by her son Gary and a brother, Charles Mills.
A graveside service was held on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at Car-roll Cemetery, Herrick Hollow Road, Trout Creek with Pastor David Gatje officiating. Ar-rangements are with Courtney Funeral Home, Walton.
Condolences to the family may be made online by visit-ing www.courtneyfh.com.
He was pre-deceased by three brothers, Clayton, John and James Harrington and one great granddaughter, Abigail Cooper.
Lynn retired from Interna-tional Paper after 39 years of service, where he began as floor sweeper and worked his way up to superintendent of maintenance, working at sev-eral mills in the Northeast. Upon retirement, Lynn and his wife moved into their mo-tor home and traveled the US and Canada for 15 years, help-ing build houses with Habitat for Humanity and working in disaster areas with the Meth-odist Nomads.
Lynn was a U.S. Army vet-eran who greatly valued his tour of duty and travel in Eu-rope. Lynn displayed his love of country as a lifetime mem-ber of the B.P.O.E #1494 of Ticonderoga, serving in many ways during his 49 years of membership, moving up to exalted ruler and state vice president. He was cub master for Troop #22 in Corinth, N.Y. and a charter member of the Champlain Valley Bluegrass & Old Time Music Associa-tion; he loved to travel the U.S. attending Bluegrass Festivals.
Relatives and friends called Friday, Sept. 29 at the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home in Ticonderoga.
A funeral service took place on Saturday, Sept. 30 at the funeral home. The Rev. Paul Dufford officiated. Burial fol-lowed in Forestdale Cemetery, Crown Point, N.Y.
In lieu of flowers, the fam-ily wishes donations in Lynn’s memory be made to a char-ity of one’s choice or Lynn’s favorite charities: Elks Na-tional foundation, B.P.O.E. #1494, 5 Tower Ave., Ticon-deroga, N.Y., 12883 or Gulf-side Hospice, 2061 Collier Parkway, Land O’ Lakes, Fla., 34639-9978.
To offer online condolenc-es, please visit www.wilcoxan-dreganfuneralhome.com.
JAC to Present Photography Exhibit Oct. 7
The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue to Bainbridge Town Hall Theatre Oct. 7
BAINBRIDGE - On Sat-urday, Oct. 7, the Jericho Arts Council will host Mark Pi-cone in its gallery. Picone is a photographer whose eclectic style allows him to explore a variety of subjects. He says, “There is photography in all we see; one has to see it.”
As the years went on, Pi-cone learned alternative ways to print his images; his latest is printmaking. “I’m enjoying the learning,” said Picone.
The gallery will open at 6 p.m. and is free to the public. There will also be a musical performance in the theater by the famous doo-wop band,
The Corvettes, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available.
Both gallery and theater can be found on the second floor of the Bainbridge Town Hall building, located at 15 North Main St., Bainbridge. For additional information, visit www.jerichoarts.com and like the JAC on Facebook.
BAINBRIDGE - If you want a rollicking ride through the good old days of rock n’ roll, don’t miss the Corvettes Doo Wop Revue when it per-forms at the Bainbridge Town Hall Theatre, 15 North Main St. Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.
The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue is dedicated to preserv-ing and performing the great-est music ever made - the mu-sic of the 1950s doo-wop era. From New Hampshire to New Orleans and Virginia to Ve-gas, the Corvettes perform the great music of the doo-wop era with a fresh new energy. The group’s incredibly entertain-ing show and comical stage antics have left many a happy
audience screaming for more. In the tradition of legendary doo-wop revivalists Sha Na Na, every Corvettes show is more than a concert - it’s an all-out Doo Wop celebration!
In addition to performing outstanding concerts, the Cor-vettes tour with many legend-ary doo-wop groups includ-ing the Drifters, the Tokens, Danny & the Juniors, the Platters, the Marvelettes, the Shangri Las, the Shirelles, the Belmonts, Gary U.S. Bonds, the DelVikings, the Teenagers and many more.
Some of the great hits you might expect to hear at a Cor-vettes Doo Wop Revue show: Come Go With Me, Little Darlin’, Whole Lotta Shakin’
Goin’ On, At The Hop, The Twist, Earth Angel, Sea Cru-sie, Rock Around The Clock, In The Still Of The Night, Runaround Sue, Runaway, Palisades Park, Twistin’ The Night Away, Splish Splash, Shake Rattle n’ Roll and many more!
On Oct. 7 doors will open at 6 p.m. This is a very popu-lar show, so to guarantee a seat call 288-3882 and reserve a ticket.
In the gallery that evening, the works of Mark Picone will be featured. The gallery will open at 6 p.m. before the show through intermission and is free to the public. The artists will be available to meet and answer questions.
West Bainbridge Rural Cemetery Assoc. to Host Annual Meeting Oct. 14
BAINBRIDGE - The West Bainbridge Rural Cemetery Association will hold its an-nual meeting/luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 14. The meet-ing will begin at 1 p.m. in the Bainbridge Museum, located on the corner of South Main Street. and Walnut Avenue.
All lot owners and inter-
ested persons are cordially invited to attend. Sandwiches, salads, beverages and table service will be provided.
A short general meeting will immediately follow the meal. Attendees are invited to hear a report of the previous year’s activities and ask ques-tions or discuss concerns.
Donations to the West
Bainbridge Cemetery Cur-rent Maintenance Fund are al-ways gratefully received, and may be made in memory of a loved one. In addition, bottle/can return receipts may be di-rected to the cemetery at the Bainbridge Bottle and Can Redemption Center, located at 5 Walnut Avenue.
Thank you for your support.
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TRI-TOWN PUZZLE PAGEChuck D’Imperio to Debut Upstate Uncovered at Sidney Library Oct. 11
SIDNEY - The Sidney Library will present local author Chuck D’Imperio for a book talk and signing on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. in the Fred & Irene Smart Community Room.
Chuck D’Imperio’s latest upstate New York book, his ninth, is titled Upstate Uncovered. It ex-amines 100 different unusual and sometimes overlooked treasures in the upstate region.
This program is free and open to the public.
Sacred Heart Church to Host 31st Harvest Festival Oct. 6 & 7
Sidney Scouts Sign-Up is Oct. 11SIDNEY - Sidney Boy Scout Troop #99 will be holding a fall sign-up night on Wednesday,
Oct. 11 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church at Bridge and Main street in Sidney. All boys aged 11 - high school and their families are invited to attend and find out about boy scouting.
Scouts will also be at the Sidney High School Open House Oct. 10.For more information, contact Andy Hinkley, Scoutmaster, at 434-7333 or Karyn Nkanzer,
advancement chair, at 316-2853.
Trout Unlimited to Hear Fly Fishing Expert Oct. 9
Unadilla First Presbyterian to Host Annual Roast Pork Harvest Supper Oct. 14
Yin Yoga Classes Begin at Afton Central SchoolAFTON - Afton Central
School’s Adult and Continu-ing Education program will be sponsoring a yin yoga class. Classes will start Thursday, Oct. 5 and run every Thurs-day from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. in the fitness room. Participants should enter through the main entrance. There is a fee, to be paid at the beginning of each class. There is no need to reg-
ister in advance.The instructor, Sarah De-
Larco, has studied yoga for more than 10 years and is a certified yin yoga instructor through the Yoga Body Shop in Johnson City. Yin yoga is a gentle form of yoga which centers on holding poses for depth, stillness and time, and is accessible to all skill levels through the use of props and modifications. This prac-
tice targets the deeper con-nective tissues in the body, stimulates and shifts energy channels throughout the body and calms the mind through meditation, relaxation and breathing.
For questions, call June White, Adult and Continuing Education Director, at 639-2811 Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
UNADILLA - The First Presbyterian Church at 156 Main St., Unadilla will be holding its annual Pork Ten-derloin Harvest Supper on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 4 to 7 p.m. The menu will include roast pork tenderloin, dress-ing, mashed potatoes and gravy, winter squash, apple-
sauce, quick breads and, for dessert, homemade apple and pumpkin pies served with cheddar cheese and whipped cream. Take out dinners will be available.
The church fellowship hall is handicapped accessible with the ramp on the Church Street side of the building and the inside elevator.
Proceeds from the sup-per will support church op-erations, with a portion of the profit being donated to hurri-cane relief efforts.
Please come and join friends and neighbors as they share the blessings of au-tumn’s bountiful harvest.
ONEONTA - The monthly meeting of the Dave Brandt Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be held Monday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at The Plains senior living building, 163 Heri-tage Circle, off Plains Drive, Oneonta.
The featured speaker will be Art Loomis. Loomis is a longtime fly fisherman and
Trout Unlimited member. He has worked in the fly fishing industry with stints at the JP Ross Fly Rod Co., the Diamondback Rod Co. and the Cortland Line Co. Loomis is well versed on a variety of topics related to fishing and has been a guest speaker in the past. The top-ic of this presentation will be “Streamer Fishing for Trout”
and will include a streamer fly tying demonstration of various popular streamer patterns. Want to improve your chances for success? Come on out and hear what Loomis has to share.
All are welcome to attend this interesting and informa-tive presentation. Refresh-ments will be provided.
SIDNEY - For the 31st year, Sacred Heart Church in Sidney will be celebrating fall during its annual Harvest Festival. The festival will be held Friday, Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome to stop in and enjoy homemade foods and the many craft booths and activities.
Start off each morning with coffee and donuts. There will be many options for lunch
and dinner. Takeouts will be available. Homemade soups, Italian sausage with peppers and onions, pizza, hot dogs and kielbasa dinners with sauerkraut will be sold, along with the Knights of Colum-bus barbecuing their famous chicken. For dessert, there will be homemade apple pie a la mode. Beverages will in-clude local cider, soda, milk, coffee and tea.
There will be many booths offering items for sale. The annual “Treasure Chest” will
return with miscellaneous household and gift items. Other booths will offer home-made crafts, baked goods, pumpkins and cider.
The Sidney Boy Scouts will once again create a haunted house for children downstairs from the main room.
The Harvest Festival is a longstanding community tra-dition where everyone can so-cialize and be thankful for the fruits of the season.
Greater Afton Area Chamber of Commerce Spotlight on Halloween at Rex Farms
AFTON – It’s that time of the year again, when ghosts and goblins wake from slum-ber and witches begin search-ing for new confections for magical lotions and potions. Rex Farms, in the enchanted forest outside Afton, is the holiday destination for ghoo-lies of all kinds this October.
Rex Farms will be hosting its second annual Spook Trail during the next two weekends in October. The trail will be open Friday and Saturday nights from 7 to 10 p.m. (rain or shine) to allow their resi-
dent monsters the opportu-nity to scare “ordinary” folks senseless. Screaming along the wooded trail is allowed and definitely encouraged by the spooks. For a small per-person price, the trail offers a wide variety of surprises and frights.
Visitors are advised to come prepared for whatever the weather and to have lots of fun. The trail weaves through the woods and takes about 20 minutes. Scares appear at every turn; however, the tour can be customized for small children if visitors choose to
bring little ones.Rex Farms is located five
miles outside of Afton on county Road 30. Bring the whole family and see if any-one can earn an “I survived the Rex Farms Spook Trail” sticker. Then be sure to use some props to create great Halloween selfies and en-joy other fall fun activities. Drinks, snacks and small Hal-loween items will be available for purchase.
The spooks are ready and waiting!
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SIDNEY’S BOY’S VARSITY SOCCER TEAM WAS CHALLENGED AT HOME by the Delhi Bulldogs in a soccer game that went into double overtime. Sidney worked hard to score in the first half, Sidney’s Justin McMillan scoring past the Bulldogs’ goalie. In the second half, with only a few minutes left on the clock, Delhi managed to get the ball past Sidney’s defense and score, tying the score 1-1. As the teams headed into OT, the determi-nation to score first was high on both sides; the clock ran out with neither team succeeding. When the players took the field for the second OT, Delhi’s offense slid past the Sidney defense and won the goal they needed, winning the game 2-1. Pictured, Sidney’s Michael Gravelin goes head to head with a Delhi Bulldog.
BAINBRIDGE - On Sun-day, Oct. 1 at Galaxy Bowl, Eddie Fuller bowled a 300 in the Galaxy Bowl junior bowling league. This ful-filled Fuller’s dream of one day rolling a 300 in league play. This accomplishment occurred in the first week of his senior year of bowling. Fuller also converted the big four split. 4-6-7-10. 191, 189 and 300 for a 680 series.
BAINBRIDGE - On Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Galaxy Bowl, Richard Johnson bowled a 299. He was bowling in the E O W Saturday Nite Fun League. His team name was RO JO MO and teammates were Michele and Al Rowe and Anne Mott. His scores were 244-299-255=768. He was bowling a make up game.
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Folks who took advantage of plane rides offered by pilot Bernie Ford at the 22nd An-nual Fagan Flyers Fly-in Breakfast held Sunday, Oct. 1 were afforded a bird’s-eye-view of Sidney, pictured, and several surrounding towns and villages. Photo credit: Teresa Winchester.
Fagan Flyers’ Biannual Fly-in Breakfast Draws Hundreds to Sidney
Delaware Aviation president and retired Eastern Airlines pilot Bernie Ford was on hand at the 22nd Annual Fagan Flyers Fly-in Breakfast, held Sunday at the Sidney Municipal Airport, to give people rides in his Cesna 172 Skyhawk. Approximately 26 people took advantage of the opportunity. Photo credit: Teresa Winchester.
By Teresa Winchester
SIDNEY – Approximately 600 people turned out for the 22nd annual Fagan Flyers Fly-in Breakfast, held Sunday at the Sidney Municipal Airport. The fly-in is a true commu-nity event, evidenced by the many Fagan Flyers volunteers of all ages and walks of life, who flipped pancakes; served sausage, eggs and beverages; worked the reception table; and performed many support tasks for the event. Members of Sidney High School’s Inter-act Club, a community-orient-ed service organization, also helped with parking, serving and clean-up.
Besides breakfast, at-tendees had the opportunity to undergo blood pressure screening offered by Dr. Mark Barreto, enjoy balloon sculpt-ing by Chester “Chee Chee the Clown” Delameter and observe the yellow-and-white Cesna 195 Aircraft recon-structed by Fagan Flyer and Delaware Aviation president Bernie Ford, who said he dis-covered the aircraft lying in a field in Morris.
“It had been sitting there for a number of years, against a barn, and had trees growing around it,” said Ford, who dismantled the plane and took it home for reconstruction. At end of the Sunday event, Ford took a solo flight in his now air-wor-thy Cesna 195.
After a heavy fog gave way to full sun around 10:30 a.m., breakfasters had the oppor-tunity to take a plane ride pi-loted by Ford. Over the course of the day, approximately 25 passengers went up in his single-engine Cesna 172 Sky-
hawk. The flight gave passen-gers a bird’s-eye view of the verdant valleys, wooded hill-sides and patchwork fields of central New York.
Led by president Dee Fog-arty, a licensed pilot and Un-adilla attorney, Fagan Fly-ers counts approximately 40 members. It is a support and educational organization within the Sidney Municipal Airport. The club is named for Thomas Z. Fagan, a for-mer Scintilla employee who advocated for construction of an airport in Sidney. The of-ficial name of the airport is, in fact, Thomas Z. Fagan Sidney Municipal Airport.
Fagan Flyers members in-clude pilots, engineers, law-yers, doctors and other com-munity members. Because its goal is to support safety and professionalism in aeronau-tics, Fagan Flyers helps raise funds for safety and educa-tional purposes for seasoned pilots, as well as for the Young Eagles, a program fostered by the Experimental Aircraft As-sociation (EAA) which gives youth ages 8 to17 their first free ride in an airplane. Addi-tionally, Fagan Flyers coordi-nates seminars with the FAA.
Literature published by the Fagan Flyers enumerates the benefits of general aviation airports, such as Sidney Mu-nicipal Airport.
“These airports ensure that Americans nationwide have ac-cess to medical flights, search and rescue, disaster relief, law enforcement, business and char-ter flights, flight instruction and aircraft maintenance,” the bro-chure states.
One way the Sidney air-port facilitates public safety is through the presence of
Air Methods Life Net, which stands ready for helicopter transport from hospital to hos-pital or from accident scene to hospital. A pilot, nurse, and paramedic work 12-hour shifts daily in anticipation of emergency needs. Present on Sunday were pilot Ben Dav-enport, paramedic Phil Green and nurse/paramedic Lisa Kettumen.
Fagan Flyers also helps keep the airport presentable, with club members planting flowers, cleaning the lobby and lounge areas and per-forming other tasks associ-ated with airport upkeep and maintenance. The club has become a catalyst for forming community connections.
“When I moved here with my husband 20 years ago, we joined the church and the Fagan Flyers to have a social life,” said Judy Basile, who served beverages for most of the morning.
“I’m a community member who cares and wants the airport to continue,” said Basile, whose husband Bob has served as Fagan Flyers vice president for 10 years.
Proceeds from the fly-in breakfast will go toward en-hancing and improving the Sidney Municipal Airport – the only area airport with paved landing strips and whose traffic flow is approxi-mately 8,000 flights per year. It houses 27 aircraft, most of them single-engine, but also jets, multi-engines and helicopters.
The fly-in breakfast is held twice yearly, in the fall and spring. More information of the Fagan Flyers is available at 561-2346 or by visiting www.faganflyers.com.
Harrington Gallery Brings Live Music to SidneySIDNEY – October’s new-
est exhibit at the Harrington Gallery of Sidney will feature photography by Rod Sutton, artwork and photography by Paula Friedman and live music performed by Joanna Shem’Tov.
In May 2016, Harrington Photography, Art and Fram-ing expanded to include a 1,000-square foot gallery, The Harrington Gallery. Owner Daniel Harrington created Harrington Gallery with the goal of bringing more art and music to Sidney. Since its
grand opening in July 2016, the Harrington Gallery has hosted many photographers and artists and will soon add many musicians to the list.
Harrington states, “With the help and support of many, the gallery has become a place to experience the work of area artists and photographers,” adding, “I’m hoping to expand on that by bringing more mu-sic into the space.” He contin-ued, “In addition to live music at the art show openings, there will soon be monthly perfor-mance nights featuring a vari-ety of performers. Harrington
said he was “pleased” to have the talented Joanna Shem’Tov performing this Saturday, not-ing “(I) hope it’s the first of many to come.”
Singer/songwriter Joanna Shem’Tov hails from upstate New York, playing folk-style music with performances including a mixture of cov-ers and original songs. She has performed in a variety of venues, including the famous OzenBar Club in Tel-Aviv, Is-rael. Joanna looks forward to sharing her music this Satur-day in Sidney during the ex-hibit at Harrington Gallery.
The Harrington Gallery welcomes the public to hear Shem’Tov perform during Rod Sutton and Paula Fried-man’s opening Saturday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. Shem’Tov will perform from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
The Harrington Gallery is located on the corner of Main Street and Cartwright Avenue in Sidney.
For more information, call 226- 0570 or visit harrington-PAF.com.
Don’t Miss Annual Major’s Inn Quilt Show in Gilbertsville this Weekend
GILBERTSVILLE – The Annual Major’s Inn Quilt Show in Gilbertsville will be held Thursday and Friday, Oct. 6 and 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and Sunday, Oct. 8, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s 2017 Quilt Show theme is “Delightful Designs,” with featured quilter Elena Marin.Pictured are some quilts on display from the 2016 show.
